Col. Allen West Endorses Convention of States Project

Allen West Joins Sarah Palin, George Will, Tom Coburn, David
Barton and Many Others in Call for a Convention of States

April 21, 2014 11:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time

PURCELLVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Former Congressman Col. Allen B. West is the latest conservative thought
leader to endorse the Convention of States Project. Article V of
Constitution gives the citizens—through their state legislatures—the
opportunity to call a Convention of States to propose Constitutional
amendments to limit the scope, power, and jurisdiction of the federal
government.

“The US Constitution was written placing restraints upon the federal
government. Today, the federal government is growing beyond all bounds
ever imagined by the founders. This is something I clearly experienced
being a Member of the 112th Congress. However, the founding fathers
realized this could be an issue in the future and enabled States the
power to restrain and put the federal government back in the
Constitutional box,” he said.

“Thank goodness the founders had the wisdom to provide us with Article V
of the Constitution, which gives us the right and power to hold an
Amending Convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to restrain
the scope and power of the federal government. When you look at the
fiscal irresponsibility of the federal government a proposal for a
federal balanced budget amendment is ideal to be taken up by the States'
legislatures, as many sovereign States have balanced budget amendments.
Under the system of federalism, I support the efforts to gather a
constitutional Convention of States consistent with Article V and
honoring the 10th Amendment.”

Mark Meckler, President of Citizens for Self-Governance and co-founder
of the Convention of States Project, welcomed West’s endorsement. “No
one is more familiar with grassroots success in reining in the federal
government than Colonel Allen West. We're excited Colonel West decided
to endorse the last, best chance to preserve liberty in America, and we
look forward to working with him as we fight to halt the abuses of
Washington, D.C.”

West is currently a Fox News Contributor, a Senior Fellow at the London
Center for Policy Research, and regularly writes for numerous media
outlets. He is also the author of a new book, Guardian of the
Republic.